Best Sports Fan Reactions Ever

Getting overly emotional over your team is just part of being a sports fan.

But sometimes, fan reactions go beyond the norm and take a turn toward the clinically deranged. And sometimes—if we’re lucky—the cameras are rolling and the internet is blessed with another solid gold nugget of sports fan craziness.

From over-joyous celebrations to monumental meltdowns, the following list contains the kind of best sports fan reactions that make most of our biggest conniption fits look tame in comparison.

Clemson Fans Cry. and Then Cry Some More

Fans React Live to Lebron’s Decision

From burning his jersey to taking down the “Witness” banner on the Sherman Williams building in downtown Cleveland, Cavalier fans didn’t take the news of Lebron James leaving their program very lightly.

“The Decision” was made in the summer of 2010 and news cameras were on standby to catch this dramatic reaction footage in sports bars across the town when King James decided to “take his talents to Miami.”

Cleveland Weatherman Loses It After Heat Win Finals

As you can see from the video, the wound left by Lebron James’ departure from Cleveland is still fresh in Ohio. Even local on-air personalities in the Cleveland area couldn’t let it go after James and the Heat won their first NBA title earlier this year.

Adults Jack Ball from Young Rangers Fan

An oblivious couple at a Texas Rangers game had no idea the implications of what they were doing when they intercepted a foul ball tossed toward 3-year-old Rangers fan Cameron Shore.

The best part of this video may be at the end when ABC anchor Josh Elliot tells Cameron the Rangers are going to give him a signed ball and jersey, and the kid turns around expecting them to walk into his living room that very moment.

Phillies Fans React to Death of Osama Bin Laden

Every American old enough to remember 9/11 also remembers where they were when they first heard the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death.

This footage of Mets and Phillies fans unanimously breaking out into a “U-S-A” chant after receiving the news of Bin Laden’s death is one of the most memorable and unique fan reactions in sports history.